Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 42
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Quarterly estimated tax for freelancers: a practical guide
Quarterly estimated tax explained for freelancers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Margin, markup and VAT: setting prices in Greece
How to set a selling price in Greece that hits a target profit margin and then adds 24% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- How tax brackets work for students: a practical guide
How tax brackets work explained for students, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How capital gains are taxed in Uganda: the basics
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Uganda: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Take-home pay in Colorado: federal, state and FICA explained
How federal income tax, Colorado state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.
- Inheritance and estate tax: what gig workers need to know
Inheritance and estate tax explained for gig workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- How property tax bills are calculated in Croatia
How property tax is typically calculated from an assessed value and a rate, with a monthly budgeting figure for owners in Croatia.
- Dividend tax explained for remote workers
Dividend tax explained for remote workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Capital gains tax for Wisconsin residents
How federal and Wisconsin state taxes apply to capital gains, with a worked example.
- Sales tax in Alberta: the 5% combined rate explained
How the 5% combined sales tax in Alberta is made up and how to calculate it on any price.
- Grossing up a payment for tax for remote workers: a practical guide
Grossing up a payment for tax explained for remote workers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Gross to net salary in Mexico: a simple estimate
A clear way to estimate net salary in Mexico from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Florida freelancers: estimating self-employment tax
How the 15.3% self-employment tax works for freelancers in Florida, the 92.35% rule, the wage base and the deduction for half of it.
- Capital gains tax in Guatemala: a simple way to estimate it
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Guatemala: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- Calculating 20% VAT after a discount in United Kingdom
Whether VAT in United Kingdom is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- Tipping and sales tax in Nova Scotia
How restaurant tax works in Nova Scotia and how to calculate a tip on the pre-tax amount.
- How to remove VAT from a price in South Africa
Why you cannot just subtract 15% from a gross price in South Africa, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.
- Discounts and VAT in Ecuador: which comes first?
Whether VAT in Ecuador is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- Capital gains tax in Kenya: a simple way to estimate it
How to estimate capital gains tax on shares, property or other assets sold in Kenya: gain, costs, rate and net proceeds.
- After-tax investment returns: what online sellers need to know
After-tax investment returns explained for online sellers, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.